need to permanently redirect my webpage

[backtothefuture]

Hi

how can i permanently redirect my webpage?

eg.

www.xyz.com should be permanently redirected to www.xyz.com/abc


thanks

 

[backtothefuture]

cheers! will try the above out

 

[backtothefuture]

Thats a nasty way that can potentially break the back button if misused. The best way is to use mod_rewrite

Make a file called .htaccess in the root of the first site and put this in it:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.olddomain\.com$ [NC]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.newdomain.com$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

ok i get the following error:
Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

the .htaccess file i have used is

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.theaccountancyforums\.com$ [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.theaccountancyforums.com/forums$1 [R=301,L]</IfModule>

any ideas

 

[backtothefuture]

That's some strangeness. Symbols all over the place (%, ^, \ before dots, $).

Edit: Oh beanie, could you sort out my uploader area please? It hasn't worked in ages.

i placed the code exactly per Moredhel's suggestion

 

[backtothefuture]

your getting internal server errors as youve placed a .htaccess file into your website directionary

i use this http://php.about.com/od/learnphp/ht/phpredirection.htm

ok i tried the above with

<?php
header( 'Location: http://www.theaccountancyforums.com/forums.html' ) ;
?>

and replaced the index.htm file with the new index.htm file containing only the above...

all I get now is a blank page

 

[backtothefuture]

ok i got it working now.. had to use a 301 redirect..